“No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” These are the 26 words that serve as the foundation for many policy and jud...
Last year, Elon Musk proclaimed that AI was already smarter than the smartest person in the world, and soon will be smarter than all of the smartest people in the world collectively. No matter how one might feel about this statement, it is undeniable...
On September 24, 1789, George Washington nominated John Jay to the office of Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, setting a judicial precedent for our nascent nation. On appointing nominees, Washington stated, “In performing this part of my duty,...
In a daring move that completely ignores the results of the election that just happened last night, I’m going to talk some more about Roman History! I know that the Tiberius Gracchus article was a huge hit with my readership, so I’ve decided to w...
In a daring move that completely ignores the results of the election that just happened last night, I’m going to talk some more about Roman History! I know that the Tiberius Gracchus article was a huge hit with my readership, so I’ve decided to w...
On October 18, a federal appeals court in Manhattan (the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals) struck down in a 2-1 decision the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which is a federal law that defines marriage as a union that exists solely between a man and a...
On October 18, a federal appeals court in Manhattan (the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals) struck down in a 2-1 decision the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which is a federal law that defines marriage as a union that exists solely between a man and a...
In my last article, Historical Seriousness and the Bill of Rights pt. 2, I explained the problem of selective historical reliance with a focus on Citizens United v. FEC. Here, I wish to finish that analysis. As mentioned before, Justice Stevens prese...
In my last article, Historical Seriousness and the Bill of Rights pt. 2, I explained the problem of selective historical reliance with a focus on Citizens United v. FEC. Here, I wish to finish that analysis. As mentioned before, Justice Stevens prese...
We interrupt your regularly scheduled “Lena Rants About Something” Wednesday column to bring you important news—in a few hours, the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments for Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case dealing with affirma...
We interrupt your regularly scheduled “Lena Rants About Something” Wednesday column to bring you important news—in a few hours, the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments for Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case dealing with affirma...
Mitt Romney emerged from last week’s debate the undisputed champion and the owner of a substantial bounce in the polls, but he was almost upstaged by an eight-foot tall bird. Romney pledged – while professing his love for Big Bird and debate mode...
Mitt Romney emerged from last week’s debate the undisputed champion and the owner of a substantial bounce in the polls, but he was almost upstaged by an eight-foot tall bird. Romney pledged – while professing his love for Big Bird and debate mode...
As Hans von Spakovsky explains very well in the SCOTUSblog article “Online VRA symposium: The constitutionality of Section 5 comes to the Supremes again,” it’s high past time for the Supreme Court to review Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act,...
As Hans von Spakovsky explains very well in the SCOTUSblog article “Online VRA symposium: The constitutionality of Section 5 comes to the Supremes again,” it’s high past time for the Supreme Court to review Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act,...
Last Wednesday, the New York Times ran an opinion article by Theresa Brown entitled “The Human Cost of the Second Amendment.” In her piece, Brown offers an oft-overlooked viewpoint on the gun control/Second Amendment (the right to bear arms) argu...
Last Wednesday, the New York Times ran an opinion article by Theresa Brown entitled “The Human Cost of the Second Amendment.” In her piece, Brown offers an oft-overlooked viewpoint on the gun control/Second Amendment (the right to bear arms) argu...
If these voting laws aren’t overturned, polling places could be much emptier than this one in November’s election. Image courtesy of “Muffet/calliope” on Flickr. Two weeks ago, NPR aired a feature on its program “All Things ...
If these voting laws aren’t overturned, polling places could be much emptier than this one in November’s election. Image courtesy of “Muffet/calliope” on Flickr. Two weeks ago, NPR aired a feature on its program “All Things ...
In SCOTUSblog’s recent article, “Same-sex marriage symposium: Justice Scalia’s constitutional case for gay marriage,” author Dale Carpenter argues that Scalia’s dissent in Lawrence v. Thomas (2003) will actually help the Court decide in f...
In SCOTUSblog’s recent article, “Same-sex marriage symposium: Justice Scalia’s constitutional case for gay marriage,” author Dale Carpenter argues that Scalia’s dissent in Lawrence v. Thomas (2003) will actually help the Court decide in f...
Many Americans’ first exposure to Chief Justice John Roberts was in January 2009 when he made a mistake reading the Oath of Office to President Obama at the inauguration ceremony. Before then, he was a somewhat “under-the-radar” member of the C...
Many Americans’ first exposure to Chief Justice John Roberts was in January 2009 when he made a mistake reading the Oath of Office to President Obama at the inauguration ceremony. Before then, he was a somewhat “under-the-radar” member of the C...
As Constitution Daily announced eight months ago, 2012 marks the 225th anniversary of the United States Constitution, which was signed into law on September 17, 1787. This landmark year may not seem all that impressive when one considers, for a momen...
As Constitution Daily announced eight months ago, 2012 marks the 225th anniversary of the United States Constitution, which was signed into law on September 17, 1787. This landmark year may not seem all that impressive when one considers, for a momen...